Crime Rates at Croston Road, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5LA

Croston Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Farington East , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croston Road (PR5 5LA) in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Farington East average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croston Road (PR5 5LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B5254 (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.